John O'Rourke
Outfielder, Baseball Player
1849 – 1911
73 Views
Who was John O'Rourke?
John W. O'Rourke was a 19th-century baseball player. Between 1879 and 1883, he played in the National League with the Boston Red Caps and in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans. A center fielder, O'Rourke batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. O'Rourke was the older brother of Jim O'Rourke, another major league baseball player.
In a three-season career, O'Rourke posted a .295 batting average with 11 home runs and 98 RBI in 230 games.
O'Rourke died in Boston, Massachusetts, at age 61.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 23, 1849
Bridgeport - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Bridgeport
- Died
- Jun 23, 1911
Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"John O'Rourke." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_orourke_1849>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this John O'Rourke biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In